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Integrated email and chat archiving with fine grained user control for chat archivingRelated Patent Categories: Electrical Computers And Digital Processing Systems: Multicomputer Data Transferring, Computer Conferencing, Priority Based MessagingIntegrated email and chat archiving with fine grained user control for chat archiving description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070185964, Integrated email and chat archiving with fine grained user control for chat archiving. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to the following applications, which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety: [0002] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, titled "Integrated Conversations Having Both Email and Chat Messages," filed Feb. 6, 2006, Attorney Docket no. 060963-5186-US; [0003] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, titled "Time Line Display of Chat Conversations," filed Feb. 6, 2006, Attorney Docket no. 060963-5187-US; and [0004] U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, titled "Contact List Search with Autocomplete," filed Feb. 6, 2006, Attorney Docket no. 060963-5189-US. TECHNICAL FIELD [0005] The disclosed embodiments relate generally to electronic messaging, and particularly, to integrated archiving of email and chat messages with fine-grained control over archiving of chat messages. BACKGROUND [0006] The Internet has grown to become an important outlet of electronic communication. Tools such as email and instant messaging (IM; sometimes also referred to as "chat") are popular amongst Internet users. These tools help users stay connected to each other and help them become more productive. IM, in particular, has grown beyond its original niche of personal communications tool to a collaboration tool with business applications. [0007] A feature that is desired by business users of IM is archiving. Currently, IM messages are generally not archived or archived only at the local client(s) of the parties to an IM session. Non-archiving of IM messages or archiving of IM messages at the client limits the potential uses of the IM archives as business documents. However, archiving of IM messages, particularly for business applications, also raises issues of privacy and protection of sensitive information. Accordingly, an efficient system of archiving IM messages is needed. SUMMARY [0008] According to some embodiments, a method of restricting archiving of chat messages includes archiving a chat session between a first user and a second user, receiving a command to stop archiving the chat session, and stopping archiving of the chat session upon receipt of the command to stop archiving. [0009] According to some embodiments, a method of managing chat messages includes exchanging one or more first messages in a chat session between a first user and a second user; after exchanging the first messages, receiving a command to stop archiving the chat session; after receiving the command to stop archiving, exchanging one or more second messages in the chat session between the first user and the second user; and archiving the first messages, but not the second messages, of the chat session. [0010] According to some embodiments, a graphical user interface for exchanging messages includes a first region for displaying received and sent messages of a chat session between first and second users; a second region for displaying a message being composed by the first user for the chat session; and a graphical object for toggling an archiving on/off state so as to control archiving of messages in the chat session. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a messaging network, in accordance with some embodiments. [0012] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a client computer, in accordance with some embodiments. [0013] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a messaging server computer, in accordance with some embodiments. [0014] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of a process for displaying an integrated conversation view email and chat messages, in accordance with some embodiments. [0015] FIGS. 5A and 5B are flow diagrams of processes for displaying a timeline view of chat messages, in accordance with some embodiments. [0016] FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a process for restricting archiving of chat messages, in accordance with some embodiments. [0017] FIGS. 7A and 7B are flow diagrams of a process for searching a contact list, in accordance with some embodiments. [0018] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an integrated conversation view of email and chat messages, in accordance with some embodiments. [0019] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a timeline view of chat messages, in accordance with some embodiments. Continue reading about Integrated email and chat archiving with fine grained user control for chat archiving... 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